Literary Term Review Part 2

psychological struggle within the mind of a character

is a sequence of connected events, whether real or fictional

division in poetry lines (like a paragraph in prose)

to critically evaluate a literary work, or a political or philosophical theory in detail

reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object

word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of another word to change its meaning.

a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

brief synopsis of a larger work-- generally restates main points

are interruptions that writers do to insert past events

a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning which can lead to confusion

struggle between a character and an outside force

a strong opinion about something or someone. It may be favorable or unfavorable

a group of the letters that is attached at the end of a base word to change meaning or tense

it occurs when there is a difference between expectation and reality

a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot

the writer speaks directly to someone or something that is not there or is dead/ inanimate

the expression is not interpreted literally.

what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning

style of writing intended to explain or describe

irony when an audience is aware of the situation but the characters are not aware

is the time and place where a story takes place

figurative language to represent objects in a way that appeals to our physical senses

the central topic of a text/ message of the text

when a writer intentionally makes a situation seem less important than it really is

a word or word element from which other words grow

words to convey how something sounds